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Table 5 Mean score (0–5) for survey on general facts about the disease, by sociodemographic indicators

From: Community-based screening of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in a non-endemic country: an observational study

Variables

Median (standard deviation)

P value

Sex

0.060

 Male

1.5 (1.7)

 

 Female

1.8 (1.7)

 

Age, years

0.421

  ≤ 41

1.7 (1.7)

 

  > 41

1.6 (1.6)

 

Time in Spain, years

 < 0.001

  < 14

2.0 (1.6)

 

  ≥ 14

1.3 (1.6)

 

Education

 < 0.001

 Primary school

1.2 (1.5)

 

 Secondary school

1.8 (1,7)

 

 University studies

2.2 (1.7)

 

Country of birth

 < 0.001

 Bolivia

2.2 (1.6)

 

 Ecuador

1.0 (1.5)

 

 Colombia

1.6 (1.6)

 

 Argentina

2.8 (0.9)

 

 Brazil

1.6 (1.5)

 

 Paraguay

3.0 (1.1)

 

Living in rural area

0.521

 Yes

1.7 (1.6)

 

 No

1.6 (1.5)

 

Triatomines seen at home

0.002

 Yes

2.0 (1.7)

 

 No

1.3 (1.5)

 

Blood transfusion recipient

0.06

 Yes

1.1 (1.5)

 

 No

1.7 (1.7)

 

Relatives with Chagas disease

 < 0.001

 Yes

2.7 (1.6)

 

 No

1.4 (1.6)

 

Having received information about Chagas disease in Spain

 < 0.001

 Yes

2.7 (1.6)

 

 No

1.4 (1.6)

 

Having heard about Chagas disease

 < 0.001

 Yes

2.6 (1.5)

 

 No

0.5 (1.0)

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